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Tar Pits Park
5669 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California 93013
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About the Tar Pits Park
Tar Pits Park is a beautiful outdoor attraction located at 5669 Carpinteria Avenue in Carpinteria, California. Our mission is to preserve California's diverse biological and cultural resources while providing opportunities for outdoor recreation. We are committed to promoting equity and inclusion, and have taken steps to address discriminatory names associated with our park features.
Visitors can purchase California State Parks Annual Passes at our site, operated by PRIDE Industries. Our new reservation system, ReserveCalifornia™, allows for easy booking of outdoor adventures and exploration of interactive maps. With initiatives like Outdoors For All, we are dedicated to making the State Park System accessible to all, including children and families.
Whether you enjoy hiking, camping, or simply relaxing in nature, Tar Pits Park offers something for everyone. Find a park by region, activity, or city, and stay updated on the latest news and events. We strive to ensure that all visitors, including those with disabilities, can experience the beauty and wonder of California's State Parks. Come visit us and create your own adventure today!
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5669 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013, United States
Reviews of Tar Pits Park
"Very beautiful spot, lots of shells and stones. Really good spot to take the kids."
"Warning: There's tar in these pits! Parking: plenty. If you are a civilized, good and decent person you will pay to park at the state beach. If you did minimal research and you have a CA ID you know how to get a free pass to park. If you are a savage like me, who doesn't count steps or carbs, you will park in the near by city streets with plenty of spots and just jump over railroad tracks to get to the tar pits faster, because for all you know this is the last these ancient tar pits are in business. Preface: You drove here on untold tons of what is essentially solidified tar because they didn't clench your insatiable thirst for tar in its unrefined pure form. You are just a few miles from beautiful, prestine, historical Santa Barbara with her drive on pier, 200 year old mission, classy Spanish architecture, but you didn't care for that at all, instead you left refined St Barbara for gritty, blue collared St Joseph the worker to behold it's prehistoric, black, tarry goodness to what has essentially been an ancient trash can and death pit since the dinosaurs reigned. Being the town of the carpenter, pits like these would have been used by the Chumash to seal their boats for their seal hunting expeditions and trips to the channel Islands. Most of the tar is on the cliff just above the beach. The pits are a little underwhelming. Nothing like La Brea's. Here at least you can poke the tar and ruin your shoes with it. They have a few tiny ones that just ooze from the earth from the ground or rocks. One rock was oozing down the sides with it, at first it looked like some contemporary art piece an accomplished artist with a 1st grade education squirted black acrylic on and called it a day. The first mini Pit I saw I assumed at first was made by a hobo's bonfire but then I poked it with my handy-dandy poking stick and saw the tar in all it's dark, molasses viscosity, and glory. The sign I included said this was once an asphalt yard. If this park didn't meet your drunken tar lust, then by all means drive 90 miles south to the Miracle Mile and see swimming pool sized bottomless pits of your black gooey idol along with the adjacent shrine to its existence . Or better yet go to an asphalt plant."
"Great park overlooking the Pacific in Carpinteria. Highlight is the Seal Sanctuary! Well marked paths, bathrooms and fantastic scenery! Worth the visit!"
"This is one of my favorite stops along the California coast. The seal viewing and tar pit trail are so unique and always memorable. My favorite time to visit is sunset or sunrise. Don't be surprised to see other wildlife along the way. And if you need a cup of caffeine, stop in to the Lucky Lama before you head to the cliffs!"
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